Jiro Ono: Simplicity Is The Ultimate Advantage | Founders Podcast with David Senra (#397) • Podcast Notes
- “I would make sushi in my dreams. I would jump out of bed at night with ideas.”
- Leonardo Da Vinci, Michael Ferrero, and Colin Chapman all did the same thing
- They had so many ideas that they would wake up with tape recorders or pen and pad next to their bed
- They were dreaming about their work
- The way Jiro developed these ideas was through countless iter
Jiro Ono: Simplicity Is The Ultimate Advantage | Founders Podcast with David Senra (#397) • Podcast Notes
- “The techniques that we use, they’re not a big secret. It’s just about making an effort and repeating the same thing every day.”
- Jiro repeats the same routine every day
- He even gets on the train from the same position
- He dislikes holidays and thinks they’re too long
- He wants to get back to work
- This routine is unthinkable for normal people
Jiro Ono: Simplicity Is The Ultimate Advantage | Founders Podcast with David Senra (#397) • Podcast Notes
Jiro dreams of sushi. Reminds me of “the mundanity of excellence”